FREE WINDOWS 2000/XP EXTRAS

1.      Windows XP Power Tools on the Internet:

1.      Unofficial Windows XP Downloads

2.      Power Tools for XP

3.      Ready for XP

4.      Win32 Utilities (mostly freeware)

5.      Win32 Programmers' Resource

6.      Cronosoft freeware XP Tools + Skins

7.      Collake Software Downloads (some freeware)

8.      Steve's Windows NT/2000/XP Freeware

9.      Free System Tools

2.      Xteq X-Setup v6.1 32-bit is THE ultimate Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP power tool: BEST and most comprehensive system tweaker and registry "hacker" ever created. Tunes over 1200 (with many more added frequently at the plug-in pages listed below) little known, undocumented + hidden settings: GUI, System, Hardware, Software, Personal, DOS, Boot, Disk/Virtual Cache, DMA/ATA66/100, DirectX, CD/DVD, Explorer, MS IE 4/5/6, MS OE 4/5/6, TCP/IP, Internet, Modem, Network, Server, Security, Netscape, Opera, MS Office 97/2000/XP, IM, ICQ, Games, chipset specific 2D/3D Video (3dfx, NVidia, Matrox + ATI families) and much more... strongly recommended for all power users, gamers, system administrators and anyone aiming to obtain MAXimum computing performance, customization, stability, compatibility and speed [TweakUI on steroids! :)].
All this is done from an Explorer-like, easy to use, familiar interface (GUI).
Features: plug-ins sorted into folders by category, single-click for all items, unlimited number of Plug-ins/Wizards can be added/deleted at will, record mode for REG file installation on multiple systems, Registry keys backup creation for eventual restore, plug-in error check/alert/shut-down, advanced OS detection, X-Update engine (NEW!) downloads and installs up to date Patches + new Plug-ins/Wizards from a dedicated web site etc, highly customizable.
Takes only 5 MB of RAM while running, entirely returned to the system upon exit.
both freeware for personal use.
X-Setup download page.

Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01/5.xx/6.xx or:

1.      Microsoft Scripting Engines (MSE) 5.x for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME.

2.      Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) 1.3 Internet Interoperability APIs for Windows 98 (DCOM98) or 95 (DCOM95).

Xteq X-Setup official tech support [first time Delphi forum users are required free subscription].

3.      Microsoft Windows XP Power Toys: Tweak UI v2.0, Open Command Window Here, Alt-Tab Replacement, Power Calculator, Image Resizer, CD Slide Show Generator, Virtual Desktop Manager, Taskbar Magnifier, HTML Slide Show Wizard + Webcam Timershot [NEW crippled release, unsupported]:

1.      Tweak UI v2.0 [564 KB].

2.      Open Command Window Here [514 KB].

3.      Alt-Tab Replacement [534 KB].

4.      Power Calculator [624 KB].

5.      Image Resizer [521 KB].

6.      CD Slide Show Generator [548 KB].

7.      Virtual Desktop Manager [550 KB].

8.      Taskbar Magnifier [515 KB].

9.      HTML Slide Show Wizard [771 KB].

10. Webcam Timershot [610 KB].

2.      OLD Power Toys XP Pack: TweakUI v2.0, Super-Fast User Switcher, Open Command Window Here, Alt-Tab Task Switcher, Audio Shell Player, ISO Image Burner, Power Calculator, Image Resizer, CD Slide Show Generator, Virtual Desktop Manager, Taskbar Magnifier, HTML Slide Show Wizard + Webcam Timershot [970 KB, OLD full release, unsupported].

3.      Alt-Tab Task Switcher (also part of Power Toys XP):
Direct download [43 KB].

4.      OLD ISO Burner [1.27 MB, updated].

5.      OLD Background Wallpaper Switcher, OLD Audio Shell Player + OLD Internet Explorer Find Bar:
Direct download [151 KB, updated].

Power Toys XP review.

4.      Microsoft Windows XP Media Player2 8 (WMP8) Bonus Pack: WMP8 PowerToys, Plus! MP3 to WMA Audio Converter LE, Visualizations, Skins + Movie Maker Creativity Kit.
Direct download [18.2 MB].
WMP8 PowerToys: MPXP Tray Control, Media Library Management Wizard, Clean Up Media Library, Add New Files, Synchronize Track Information, Download Album Art, Playlist Import to Excel PowerToy, PowerToys Skin + Skin Importer.
Microsoft Media Player2 7/8 Additional Skins for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP.

5.      Microsoft TweakUI v1.33 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME and MS IE 4/5/6 [fixed most bugs!].
Direct download [110 KB].

6.      Microsoft Windows XP ClearType Online Tuneup.

7.      ClearTweak v1.1 32-bit for Windows XP fine tunes ClearType settings.
Direct download [327 KB, freeware].

8.      Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT):

More info.

9.      Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) Hotfix Checker command line tool:

1.      WinXP QFECHECK.EXE [180 KB].

2.      Win2000 QFECHECK.EXE [93 KB].

10. Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP (TCP/)IP Config v1.0 32-bit tool.
WNTIPCFG.EXE [152 KB].

11. IP Refresh Lite v1.1.9 32-bit for Windows NT4/2000/XP DHCP client diagnostic tool, Microsoft IPCONFIG.EXE + WNTIPCFG.EXE replacement.
Direct download [2.5 MB, freeware].

12. Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) v1.0 32-bit tool analyzes common security misconfigurations, (un)installed hotfixes, threats and vulnerabilities.
MBSA.EXE [2.5 MB, right-click to save!].
More info.
MBSA Guide.

13. Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP Network Security Hotfix Checker v3.32 command line tool.
HFNETCHK.EXE [252 KB].
HFNETCHK Advanced Windows Hotfix Manager (WHC) Front End GUI v3.2.
WHC GUI v3.2 [157 KB].

14. Microsoft Windows 2000/XP File-In-Use Replace Tool.
INUSE.EXE [790 KB].

15. Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Fast Boot/Fast Resume Visualizer Performance Trace Tool v1.36.
BOOTVIS.EXE [329 KB].
Fast System Startup for PCs Running Windows XP:
Fast Boot Document [376 KB].

16. Microsoft Windows NT4/2000/XP (E)IDE/ATAPI/(U)DMA Drives DMA Check Tool.
DMACHECK.EXE [27 KB].
Does NOT work with 3rd party/add-on/proprietary (E)IDE/RAID/SCSI drive controllers!

17. Microsoft Windows XP Boot Floppy Disks (BFD) allow installing Windows XP both Professional and Home: full (clean/fresh) on an empty HD, or as qualifying upgrade over previous MS Windows OS, even on the same PC, even without bootable CD-ROM support [4.2 MB, English]:

1.      Windows XP Professional BFD.

2.      Windows XP Home BFD.

More info

18. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administration Tools Pack for Windows .NET Server.
Direct download [10.4 MB].

19. Microsoft Windows NT4/2000 IIS 4.0/5.0 Lockdown Wizard v2.1 turns off unnecessary features to reduce attack surface vulnerability.
IISLOCKD.EXE [285 KB].

20. Microsoft Windows 2000 System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG.EXE) [64 KB].

21. Microsoft Windows 2000 Performance + BenchMark Tests.
PerfTune DOCument [357 KB].  

23. Microsoft Windows 2000/XP RAM Disk Driver RAMDISK.SYS, maximum RAM drive size 32 MB, installs as Hardware Device.
Direct download [56 KB].

24. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server Stay Secure STPP Scripts.
Direct download [317 KB].
Stay Secure DOCs [781 KB].
Symantec Stay Secure Guide.

25. EruNT v1.0 + NTRegOpt v1.0 32-bit command line tools for Windows NT4/2000/XP backup, restore and optimize the Registry.
Direct download [587 KB, freeware].

26. O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware Edition v3.5.562 32-bit for Windows NT4/2000 Defrag replacement MMC console tool.
Direct download [2.2 MB, freeware, English].

27. SPYBOT S&D , SpywareBlaster for Windows XP removes all Registry entries responsible for transmitting user info, Media Player, Error Report, Remote Desktop, MS IE 6.0, Automatic Updates, Synchronize Time Server, Balloon Tips, PageFile, Support User, Services, Messenger,
 SPYBOT S&D Direct download [26 KB, freeware, English]. SpywareBlaster Direct download [26 KB, freeware, English].

28. VDMSound v2.0.4 for Windows NT4/2000/XP adds DOS box MPU-401 MIDI, FM/Adlib digital sound, DirectX DirectSound + joystick game port support to ANY Sound Blaster compatible audio card.
Direct download [955 KB, free GPL, right-click to save!].
VDMSound Joystick Emulator [32 KB, freeware].
VDMSound Sound Blaster Emulator [28 KB, freeware].

29. Microsoft SETWIN95.CMD + IMAGECFG.EXE tools allow to install/run Windows 9x/ME programs/games on Windows NT4/2000/XP.
Direct download [25 KB, free].

30. BOOT.INI Configuration Utility v1.0.0 32-bit for Windows NT/2000/XP tweaks ALL BOOT.INI boot settings, including the UNDOCUMENTED ones.
Direct download [2.2 MB, freeware].

31. PowerMenu v1.50 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP adds Always On Top, Minimize To Tray, Priority and Transparency submenus to ALL top level system menus.
Direct download [49 KB, freeware].

32. XPInfo 12-27-2001 release 32-bit for Windows XP shows hardware changes since Windows Product Activation (WPA) installation date.
Direct download [18 KB, freeware].

33. IsoBuster v0.99.8 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP reads/extracts: CD-I, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, MPEG + CD image files.
Direct download [1.58 MB, freeware].

34. WinLauncherXP 2.0.5 Beta for Windows 2000/XP boosts SMP affinity, application priority level, Windows state and translucency while launching programs/games for better performance.
Direct download [590 KB, freeware].

35. HotkeyControl for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP customizes/(de)activates ANY single/combo/hot keys for ANY function/purpose in ANY program/game.

Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries [1 MB, free].

36. Microsoft Windows XP DirectX 3D Screen Savers:

1.      Windows XP Screen Saver:
Direct download [392 KB].

2.      American Flag Screen Saver:
Direct download [300 KB].

37. Microsoft Windows XP Halo Desktop Theme: must solve the XP quiz 100% first! :)
Direct download [4.22 MB].

38. XPBench v1.03 32-bit for Windows XP tests 2D video card/driver capabilities.
Direct download [236 KB, freeware].

39. Logon Loader v2.1.0 32-bit Logon UI manager for Windows XP changes the default logon screen with the image of your choice.
Direct download [941 KB, freeware].
XP Logon bitmaps (free).

40. Logon Studio v0.99 32-bit for Windows XP changes/edits the default logon screen with the image of your choice.
Direct download [1.46 MB, freeware].

41. BootXP v1.90 RC2 32-bit Logon UI manager for Windows 2000/XP changes/backs up/restores the default logon screen with the image of your choice.
Direct download [312 KB, nag shareware].

42. StyleItXP v1.0 32-bit for Windows XP adds visual styles support to most Win32 applications.
Direct download [187 KB, freeware].

43. XP Skins v0.9 32-bit for Windows XP adds visual styles support to most Win32 applications.
Direct download [66 KB, freeware].

44. Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP [retail, $30-40]:

1.      Plus! XP Labyrinth Update:
Direct download [2 MB].

2.      Plus! XP CD Label Templates Update:
Direct download [106 KB].

Plus! XP reviews:

3.      PC Magazine

4.      Win Supersite

Plus! XP downloads (German web site).

49. Microsoft Plus! Game Pack - Cards & Puzzles [retail, $20]: 12 classic Bicycle Card games, 10 Puzzle games + Pandora's Box puzzle game trial version.

50. Glass2k v0.9.2 beta 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP makes any window and the Taskbar transparent, highly customizable.
Direct download [55 KB, freeware].

51. Trans2k v2.2 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP makes any window and the Taskbar transparent, highly customizable.
Direct download [358 KB, freeware].

52. CursorXP Free v1.00 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP enhances static/animated mouse cursors, can use any graphic format, adds transparency + alpha blending, highly customizable.
Direct download [1.34 MB, freeware].
CursorXP Cursors (free).

53. StartBtn Renamer v1.60 32-bit for Windows XP replaces the Start button label with any other text up to 255 characters.
Direct download [363 KB, freeware].

54. XPTuneUp 1.0 beta for Windows XP collection of Registry enhancements, tweaks and fixes.
 

55. PS/2 Mouse Adjuster v1.2 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP tweaks: Sample Rate, Wheel Detection, Input Buffer

 Length + Fast Initialization.
Direct download [148 KB, freeware].

56. Unofficial Windows 2000/XP Skins, Themes + Wallpapers (free):

1.      ThemesXP

2.      Customize

3.      WinCustomize

4.      SkinBase

5.      DeviantART

6.      DeskMod

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